Loïc Pagès

TL;DR: As discussed here, marker-assisted selection and quantitative trait loci cloning for RSA are underway, exploiting genomic resources, candidate genes and the knowledge gained from Arabidopsis, rice and other crops to manipulate root system architecture towards a distribution of roots in the soil that optimizes water and nutrient uptake.

TL;DR: A novel, semiautomated image-analysis software to streamline the quantitative analysis of root growth and architecture of complex root systems, which combines a vectorial representation of root objects with a powerful tracing algorithm that accommodates a wide range of image sources and quality.

TL;DR: Garrigues et al. as mentioned in this paper presented a model describing both soil and plant processes involved in water uptake at the scale of the whole root system with explicit account of individual roots.

TL;DR: A detailed overview of the root architectural models from their origins, to their place today in the world of functional-structural plant modelling can be found in this paper, where the authors compare features of RootTyp, SimRoot, ROOTMAP, SPACSYS, R-SWMS, and RootBox.

TL;DR: A numerical model simulating water uptake by root systems is presented and can combine the locally measured root hydraulic conductances with data on the root system architecture to give a detailed description of water absorption, from the single root level to the entire root system.